The Cecil Whig., 1887-07-09


Prof. A. L. Twifcrd, professor, of Wash,
ingtou College, Chestertown, have resigned.
In 119S two Spanish gaIleons, with
$4,000, 900, sunk OFT Lewes, Del An En-
glish company has divers there now trying
to recover the money.
The hour of evening service at Trinity
church, beginning with tomorrow (Sun-
day) and continuing during the months of
July and August, will be halfpast six.
There will he musical and literary
entertainment at the residence of Mr.. Henry
:. Coudon, on Tuesday, July 10Th. y rare
treat is in store for those who can attend.
There will be grove meeting at
WIightsdale, Lancaster CO.. Pa, July - to
81. Eevs. VIM. NJ. Parry, of Philadelphia,
and y. w. Parry, of Chicago. both formerly
pastors in this place. will be in charge of
| the services.
-Eben Wright, living near Kenton, Del.
has a duck which has produced remark
able laying OF eggs. She began February
10, and laid with but one intermission, 13l
eggs. The laying was finished on June 2l,
and on June 2Sth She began again.
-Messrs. John Clay, Grace Bennett and
| Herbert Litzenberg started on Monday
night for ten days trip down the bay ON
a small saiing vessel in charge of MIR. Clay.
They arrived at Tolchcster on Tuesday and
left there on the following day for Rock
| Hall.
The Middletown, Del, , Chesapeake City
| and CrciltOn VI. f. Sunday schools had an
excursion on Thursday to Tolchester, on
the fine steamer emma Giles" The peo-
| pie from the two first named places boarded
the steamer at Chesapeake City and those
from Ceciton at Eeybold's wharf The ST.
Georges NJ. +. Sunday school went to To
chester the same day on the "Weldin.''
| -Messr5. Thomas Drennen and S. j.
| Keys, of the trustees of the poor, and Dr.
j. II. lamar, secretary of the county board
Of health, on Wednesday visited Media, for
the purpose o. inspectin" an insane asylum
at that place, and learn the manner of man
aging such institutions in order to be better
able to act in providing for the manage
nent of the county insane asylum. They
returned the same evening.
The trustees of Delaware College at
meeting i'll Dover on Thursday decided not
to accept the resignation of the faculty of
the college until March next. The vote was
- to y on this motion. George w. Cruik-
shank, Esq voted with the minority. This
means another year of Delaware College
| under the old quarreing faculty. The trus-
tees appear to have stullitied themselves by
| first requesting the resignation OF the fac
ulty and then refusing to accept it.
A Baltimore Sun special from st. Mi
chaeP>, dated Wednesday, says: Over 30
years ago Wrightson Jones, druggist, eloped
with Miss McMurray, pretty school teach
err leaving behind his wife and two chill
dren, Il son and a daughter. No certain
knowledge of their subsequent life and fate
ever came back to st. Mlchael's To-day
Mrs. Jones, the wife whom he abandoned,
was buried in Oivet Cemetery, ST Mich
ael's. She died at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Hickey, in Oxford.
The son is clergyman in the NJ. +. church.
-Philadelphia got through with an old
| time Fourth % July in royal fashion, ald
the newspapers are awful proud of il, and
no doubt every patriot citizen. There was
parade of the military, the reading of the
Declaration of Independence, and an ora
| ton by eX-COngressman John 5. Wise, of
Virginia, whose eiCqueuce and ability did
ample justice to the theme and the occasion.
IN the Park there was music and other at
fractions, and large numbers of people made
it camping ground for the day. No par
ticular mishaps are reported, and altogether
the celebration seems To have been success,
and one in every way contributing to the
enjoyment of the people
The Hartford Uenlocrut is authority for
the statement that new industry has late
ly sprung up in Bel Air called the ''tin can
industry" and the timers of that place ale
profiting by the invention. This industry
consists of the manufacture of canes for use
at camp meetings. They are long, hollow
tubes with removable cap on the top end
and solid bottom. They are painted oak
| or cherry or any other color the wner may
wish. They are said to be useful at any
time, but the inventor especially designed
them for camp-meeting use, to "take some
thing" in them, and always have that
Something handy.
Miss Helen j. q. Robinson, daughter
of Prof. John q. Robinson, of Baltimore,
was married at the First Methodist Episco-
| pal church, st. Paul and Third streets Bal
| timoI", on Wednesday evening to Thomas
j. Tull, .Ir., general commission merch-
ant OF the same city. The wedding was a
very pretty one, the bride wearing IA most
becoming dress Of albatross and noire.
After the ceremony reception was held at
the brides home, 1886 n Calvert street
1t was largely attended, a number of well
| known merchants and their wives being
! present Many elegant wedding gifts were
sent, including diamond pin and ear rings
and valuable paintings. The happy couple
! came to Elkton on Thursday, where they
are Spending their honeymoon with the
brides sister, Mrs. DIR. Geo. Morrow.
There will be an excursion from this
! place TO Colchester on Wednesday next, the
18th inst, ON the steamer Chester The ex-
curson is under the auspices of the Presby-
terian Sunday School Sig. Michael Mar
toecio and Joseph Cngaro, the finest musi-
clans heard in this neighborhood for many
years, will accompany the excursion and
add much to the enjoyment. Tie commit
tee in charge is composed of the following:
John y. j. Creswell, c. b. Finley, George
\. Blake, John Frazier, J. T. Mccullough
X. Z. lamar, c. c. Strickland, l.. c. Lewis,
II. p. Fowler Thomas Drennen. p. H.
Clever, Frank p. Pennington, DR.. John II.
lamar, VIM. 5. Evans, John Wilkinson,
Gilpin, VIM. McCrery and George johnson.
Adults will be charged - cents, children
under Il years 80 cents. The boat will
leave Singerly's wharf at \. NJ
An amusing little scene occurred in
Elkton on Monday which is worth the tell
ing. gentleman of this town had prom
ised his family good treat of Booths cele-
brated Steam stirred ice cream, and having
given his order for can oft, the enterprising
caterer duly delivered it in time for dinner,
all nicely pack in ice and salt. The can
was placed in the cellar to keep it cool, and
the day being warm special care was taken
to guard it from accidents, so that when it
was eaten it should not melt too rapidly in
the mouth, but dissolving slowly, should
gradually trickle down the throat and pro-
long the pleasure of it's cooling passage to
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